I have struggled with being impatient most of my life. They even named a flower after me, it’s called the Impatient. I’ve been working on becoming more patient and of course being an impatient person, it’s taken me longer to become more patient than...
If you hear yourself saying things like, “they don’t care,” “he isn’t engaged” or “she thinks she’s above it all,” then you’re operating off of emotions and not observation. In other words, you’re relying on your emotional brain rather than your executive brain. As a...
If you promote a top performer but they struggle with leading it could be an issue of identity. If they are a leader in title only but they still identify with former peers, they won’t be able to create accountability or initiate difficult conversations about...
One reason so many of us hate meetings is because there’s no structure and no real purpose. Even if there is structure, order, and purpose, if the facilitator gets distracted the meeting can go down winding roads. Let’s face it some business meetings drain...
My focus today is on a practice you can use to improve any relationship, personally or professionally. The practice is to substitute supervision for Super Vision. We all crave being truly seen, yet we fail to see others. Instead of seeing another person we see their...
This is my second post in my series on getting more connected in 2022. The tip is to stop trying to impress others. Perhaps you’ve already learned this lesson, but chances are some of the leaders you mentor may struggle with trying to prove themselves. When you notice...
